Robots Reduce Loneliness in Elderly

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'Nothing threatening about it': U of C study explores how robots could address social isolation in seniors

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Social robots have been tested in elder care for more than a decade in countries such as Japan and Turkey .

Nearly one in five seniors over 65 reported experiencing loneliness in 2019 and 2020 .

A University of Calgary student presented a research paper at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto earlier this month .

Mehrabi raised the possibility of future social robots that could assist in broader health-care tasks such as monitoring health and supporting early diagnoses.

Staff at retirement homes and long-term care residences sometimes wonder how the robots will affect their jobs.

St. James hopes that within five to 10 years , every retirement home in North America will have at least one robot.

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